Escalon, CA water hardness

Tap water hardness
28mg/L
1.6gpg
Soft

Reported by South San Joaquin Irrigation District · May 2023

CA typical
121 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

The water in Escalon carries roughly 28 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.6 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from South San Joaquin Irrigation District, dated May 2023.

Escalon on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+CA typical 121Waterford: 16 mg/LWaterford 16Ripon: 28 mg/LRipon 28Salida: 44 mg/LSalida 44Modesto: 44 mg/LModesto 44West Modesto: 44 mg/LWest Modesto 44Ceres: 66 mg/LCeres 66Manteca: 75 mg/LManteca 75Oakdale: 94 mg/LOakdale 94Turlock: 98 mg/LTurlock 98Riverbank: 196 mg/LRiverbank 196Escalon 28mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+CA 121Ripon: 28 mg/LRipon 28Salida: 44 mg/LSalida 44Modesto: 44 mg/LModesto 44West Modesto: 44 mg/LWest Modes. 44Oakdale: 94 mg/LOakdale 94Riverbank: 196 mg/LRiverbank 19628 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

At 28 mg/L, Escalon is 93 mg/L below the typical California figure of 121. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 16 mg/L in Waterford to 196 in Riverbank.

What 28 mg/L means at home

Soap and shampoo lather with very little product. Kettles and showerheads stay mostly free of white crust.

Some people notice that soap feels slow to rinse off in soft water. That slippery feel is normal and harmless.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Nothing, as far as hardness goes. At 28 mg/L a softener would have almost nothing to remove.

Carbon filter

If the water tastes of chlorine, a pitcher or faucet carbon filter takes care of that. It does not change hardness.

EPA record for Escalon's water system

Escalon, City of · PWSID CA3910003

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 7,232 people from groundwater.

Health-based
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Monitoring or reporting
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Open now
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EPA lists Escalon, City of as the system serving Escalon. The hardness figure above comes from a different system's report, which TapWaterData uses for Escalon.

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Escalon water hard?

No. It measures about 28 mg/L (1.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Escalon in grains per gallon?

About 1.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 28 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.6.

Has the Escalon water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Escalon, City of since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 515 cities in California

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, May 26, 2023), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.